2012-2013 Penn Charter Season in the Kurtz Center (in chronological order)
Upper School Fall Play
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Directed by Jessica Bender
Friday, Nov. 2, 7:00 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 3, 7:00 p.m.
The classic love story comes to the Kurtz Center's Ball Theater. Upper School students who are interested in finding out more about the production and auditions should visit the Romeo and Juliet web page.
Winter Concerts
Upper School Band & Choral Concert
Thursday, Dec. 6, 7:00 p.m.
Middle School Band & Choral Concert
Monday, Dec. 10, 7 p.m.
Lower School Winter Concert
Friday, Dec. 14, 1 p.m. (Snow date, Jan. 4)
Small Ensemble Winter Concert
Quakers Dozen, Sharped Flats, Boys & Girls a capella,
Middle & Upper School String Ensembles, Chamber Singers, Flute by the Foot, and Percussion Ensemble
Thursday, Jan. 10, 7 p.m.
All-School Musical
Seussical
Friday, Feb. 22, 7:00 p.m.; Saturday, Feb. 23, 7:00 p.m.; Sunday, Feb. 24, 2:30 p.m.
Directed by Michael Roche.
Written by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (co-conceived by Eric Idle of Monty Python fame), Seussical tells the story of Horton the Elephant as he tries to save a speck of dust containing the Whos. Auditions will be held in mid-November, with three performances on February 22, 23 and 23. Certain roles will be double cast. For more information, contact Michael Roche, listen to the soundtrack , and/or visit the Seussical web page.
Small Ensemble Spring Concert
Quakers Dozen, Sharped Flats, Boys & Girls a capella,
Middle & Upper School String Ensembles, Chamber Singers, Flute by the Foot, and Percussion Ensemble
Thursday, March 19, 7:00 p.m.
Middle School Play
In a Grove: Four Japanese Ghost Stories by Eric Coble.
Saturday, April 13, 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 pm; Sunday, April 14, 4:00 pm at West Chester.
Friday, April 19, 1:30 (for students) and 7:00 pm at Penn Charter.
Co-directed by Jason Greenfield OPC ’00 and Eva Kay Noone.
We will be taking the middle school play “on the road” by combining our cast with a cast from The Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School in West Chester. In addition to working with Eva Kay Noone as the director, the PC students will also have the opportunity to work with Jason Greenfield OPC ’00 who will be co-directing the production. For more information about the production, casting, script and performance dates for this unique experience, check out the In a Grove web page.
5th Grade
Playwrights Festival
Thursday, May 2, 9 a.m.
Spring Concerts
Middle School Band & Choral Concert
Monday, May 13, 7:00 p.m.
Upper School Band & Choral Concert
Thursday, May 16, 7:00 p.m.
Lower School Spring Concert
Thursday, May 23: grades 3, 4 & 5, 8:30 a.m.; pre-K, K, 1 & 2, 9:45 a.m.
